European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 26, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday april 26,1969 the stars and stripes Page 23 Dea in teams stand out by Thomas George the new York times new York when the phone lines cleared and inc Board lining the College Talent was finally Bare every National football league team claimed Victory in the league s i4lh annual draft the two Day drama included Many deals that fell through and others scaled with Only minutes to spare but the Clear Winner were the Chicago bears the los Angeles Ranis the Pittsburgh Steele Sand the Atlanta Falcons. The bears appear to have replaced two starters lost to free a enc Mike Richardson a cornerback now a los Angeles Haider and Al Harris a defensive end now a Philadelphia Eagle. With the la than 12th picks of the first round the hears got the speedy Donnell Woolford from Clemson. Who excels in Man to Man coverage and the smooth and resilient Trace Armstrong an agile pass rusher from flu Iila. The hears also took John Roper the. Texas am linebacker a projected first Rounder with a Sec Ond round pick As Well As tailback Mark Green of notre Dame who is a Quality receiver and breakaway runner. The rams gained three lop flight players in Bill Hawkins a University of Miami defensive end Cleve land Gary a Miami fullback and Darryl Henley a Urcla defensive Back. Everyone knew thai the stellers choices of Tim Worley. The Georgia running Back Tom Ricketts. The offensive tackle from pit and Derek Hill the Arizona wide receiver were plums but Pittsburgh May have swiped  in the fifth round with David Arnold of Michigan a 6-2. 200-Pound safety who has Speed and b Knack for making big plays. The Falcons  ii last season Are thrilled with. Deion Sanders Florida state s All America cornerback Shawn Collins a wide receiver from Northern Arizona and Ralph Norwood an offensive tackle from Ari Zona stale but Keith Jones of Illinois could prove a major addition for Atlanta with running Back Gerald King Stone of Riggs is a Washington Redskin now As is Earnest liner formerly a Cleveland Browns running Back. The redskins without a first round Choice traded for the two running backs and drafted Tracy. Rocker the Auburn defensive end. Analysis Clemson  was Aken by Otic in to. Rocker a projected first Rounder did t go until the third  did t work hard in the scouting combines this year said Bobby Uca thard the redskins general manager. He came in ran a 40, pulled a hamstring and that was it. That s probably Why he lasted so Long but we. Believe he can  the redskins obviously thought the same about Riggs and byner giving a second round pick and their 1990 first round Eli Picc to Atlanta for Riggs and Trad ing running Back Mike Oliphant for byner. The Browns decided their future was now trading first second third fifth and ninth round picks in the draft plus their first round selection in 1990, that enabled them to move up in the draft and take Eric Metcalf a Texas running Back and lawyer till Ryan an Auburn wide acc Ejvor and Light end giving them the offensive Speed they desperately need. Louis Oliver the Florida safety who had been projected among the lop 10 selections was taken by the Miami dolphins As the 25th pick Overall and had to defend himself against rumours Hal he used drug is the reason for Fullme to no. 25. The Only Liing i missed during the combines in Indianapolis was a Box agility  the jets gave me he said. ,. Nobody at the Combine asked about dig testing. They did t ask about steroids or drugs. Uliey a Cray. As teams were picking i just kept wondering and laughing. 1 knew something was going on when 1lie Broncos passed me and took another safety it blew me  Rodney Prelc the us quarterback also knew the feeling. Seven quarterbacks were drafted before he was taken in the sixth round by the Detroit Lions. I saw myself going in the first or second Nind a cacti said i thought i would be the second Quarter Back drafted. It turned out to be a my disappointing Day for me just to sit Here and Sec the rounds go by and gel no phone Calls. It was kind of a  Wayne fonts lie Lions coach a Iid pceu1 and de Troil May have the last laugh. If this thing works out then we in Gol tie steal of the draft fonts said. I cute probably moves belter than anyone ill thai position in the draft he s i class Young Man. Some limbs when a Guy comes from the kind of background he docs he just become a win picks biased elder Peete says Green Bay wis. A Willie Pelc said monday his son Rodney was the Best quarterback in College football last season and Bias might have been a reason he was t taken until the sixth round of the nil draft. I have. Some questions i have some real hard questions that i Don t know if any one can answer said Willie Peccie Backfield coach for the Green Hay packers Rodney Pectic led Southern Cal to Willie Pele the Rose bowl last season and was the school s Farmer passing and total offence Leader hut he was bypassed for five rounds of the draft before being taken by the Detroit Lions. How could that be for the Pac 10y offensive player of the year Wilhe Pectic said for some mysterious reason Many nil learns hesitate to draft a coach s son maybe because coaches Are the worst people i trying to keep secrets from everyone Pete acknowledged his son might also have been Hurt by his potential to play professional baseball even though Rodney Prelc passed up baseball this year because he did t want to give foot Ball scouts he wrong impression. The closer you get to the draft there Are More negatives that come out that Hurt people said Willie Pete. There Are some that came out on Rodney among those he said were reports that his son was 6 feet even though he d Peeve s excited about Lions los Angeles a Rodney Peete first taste of life in pro football was like having the entire Chicago bears defense hit him from the wind Side. Welcome to the nil Rodney Pete albeit a Day Laic. The Southern Cal quarterback who was no. I in last fall s Heisman trophy voting had to Wail in Shock at being overlooked Mutl the sixth round of the nil draft of College seniors. I be was the second player picked in the second Day of the draft but the 141st player chosen Overall. Described by his friends sunday night As devastated 1 of Don t see it you re Blind. All you have to do is look at what this Guy has done. Who else has been As qualified at a major school Wuh the statistics he has Willie Pcelar said he personally evaluated every quarterback in the draft As objectively As he could through game films. He concluded that his son. Was the Best of All the quarterbacks. That includes tray Aikman he said referring to the Urcla quarterback who was the no. I pick in the draft. The Only thing i Sec Aik Mait has Over Rodney is that they list him at 6-3." but the Packer were one of the Many teams to bypass Kooncy pc Etc. Green Bay did take a quarterback in the third round. Duke s Anthony Dilweg. And the packers Are hoping to get a quarterback in this summer s supplemental draft either Miami s Steve Walsh or Timm Rosenbach of Washington state. Rodney is better than either one of them Willie Prelc responded Why then did t the packers go after draft Choice no 141 to Ducj Pei the their own coach s son i said All along it would he a Lough situation for Rodney to play  said Willie Prelc. It would not be a problem Between Rodney and myself. The biggest problem would Nave been with the. Coaching staff being Able to truly give their True evaluation when we Sil Down and talk about players he said